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Weekly Wonk: ‘Doing less with less’ hurts us all | Reducing justice-related fines and fees can offer employment opportunities | The HB 1200 tax proposal would be a terrible legacy for this session

May 3, 2025 // Updated: May 3, 2025

What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The Know. This Week from OK Policy

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Only smash the piggy bank in emergencies (Policy Matters)

May 2, 2025 // Updated: May 2, 2025

This column originally appeared in The Journal Record on April 23, 2025 Imagine you’re saving money in case your roof starts leaking during a storm. One day, instead of fixing the roof, you decide to hand that money to someone who already has a sturdy umbrella – and then tell your neighbors to hope the

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The HB 1200 tax proposal would be a terrible legacy for this session (Capitol Update)

April 28, 2025 // Updated: April 28, 2025

As legislators draft the state budget and conclude the session, they will confront the issue of what to do with Gov. Kevin Stitt’s proposal for an income tax cut and the eventual elimination of the state income tax. House Bill 1200 contains an income tax cut – not for this year but for next year

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